Kindergarten students visit the library once each week with their whole class to hear a story or participate in a learning activity and then check out one book. To enhance and encourage your child's literacy and information research skills, see the additional activities below to expand upon each week's lesson.
March
March 2nd marks Dr. Seuss' birthday and we'll be celebrating his wonderful books in the LRC throughout the month of March! Listed below you'll find a selection of Dr. Seuss' books that students may hear during story time, in their classroom, or may be available for checkout during their whole class visit to the Library.
Green Eggs and Ham The Cat in the Hat Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog? Fox in Sox Hop in Pop One Fish, Two Fish
January and February
Throughout the months of January and February, students in kindergarten and first grade will hear selections from the 2010-2011 Monarch Award Nominees. At the end of February, students will vote on their favorite book, have their votes submitted to the 2010-2011 Illinois Monarch Award committee, and find out what children throughout the state of Illinois have chosen as their favorite. For more information regarding the Monarch Award, see the following link: Monarch Award. The following books represent a selection of Monarch Award nominees children will experience: Cowboy and Octopus by Jon Scieszka Dog & Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories by Laura Vaccaro Seeger Fred Stays with Me by Nancy Coffelt Help Me, Mr. Mutt!: Expert Answers for Dogs with People Problems by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale by Carmen Agra Deedy Oh, Theodore!: Guinea Pig Poems by Susan Katz Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas Splat the Cat by Rob Scotton The Squeaky Door by Margaret Read MacDonald Too Many Toys by David Shannon Your Pal, Mo Willems Presents Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems When Dinosaurs Came with Everything by Elise Broach.
December 10-17
Kindergarten students will conclude their study of author and illustrator Rosemary Wells this week.
December 3-7
Kindergarten students will continue their study of author and illustrator Rosemary Wells this week.
November 29-December 3
Scholastic Book Fair in the LRC! Browse and shop for books during our regularly scheduled LRC time. NO #2 Library Visits this week.
November 22-26
No classes due to Parent/Teacher conferences and Thanksgiving.
November 15-19
Kindergarten students will watch a short video presentation introducing the Scholastic Book Fair. Following the video, students will continue their study of Rosemary Wells.
November 8-12
Kindergarten students will continue their study of author and illustrator Rosemary Wells this week.
November 1-5
Kindergarten students will watch a short video introducing the Character Counts Fundraising Project for the Dominican Republic. Following the video, students will begin their study of author and illustrator Rosemary Wells.
October 25-29
This week kindergarten students will conclude their author/illustrator study of Lois Ehlert by listening to Ehert's newst book, Boo to You! Try some of these Halloween favorites, old and new, at home with your child:Moonlight, the Halloween Cat by Cynthia Rylant; Where's My Mummy by Carolyn Crimi; Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson;Clifford's Halloween by Norman Bridwell; The Berenstain Bears' Trick or Treat by Stan & Jan Berenstain; Maisy's Halloween by Lucy Cousins; Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman; and What a Scare, Jesse Bear by Nancy White Carlstrom.
October 18-22
Kindergarten students continue their author/illustrator study of Lois Ehlert by listening to Pie in the Sky. Do pies grow on trees? Join a father and child as they watch over their backyard cherry tree--and all the colorful living things surrounding it--throughout the seasons. At the end of the summer, they harvest the cherries together and make a delicious pie for the whole family to enjoy. Introduce other books by Lois Ehlert to your child to enhance our study together. A few suggestions include: Lots of Spots, Circus, Crocodile Smile,Leaf Man, Nuts to You!, Waiting for Wings, Color Zoo, Color Farm, Planting a Rainbow, Growing a Vegetable Soup, Eating the Alphabet, Fish Eyes, Top Cat, and many others!
October 11-15
This week kindergarten students continue their author/illustrator study of Lois Ehlert by listening to Leaf Man. Fall has come, the wind is gusting, and Leaf Man is on the move. Is he drifting east, over the marsh and ducks and geese? Or is he heading west, above the orchards, prairie meadows, and spotted cows? No one's quite sure, but this much is certain: A Leaf Man's got to go where the wind blows. With illustrations made from actual fall leaves and die-cut pages on every spread that reveal gorgeous landscape vistas, Lois Ehlert's Leaf Man is a playful, whimsical, and evocative book that celebrates the natural world. Encourage your children's love of the natural world by investigating fall leaves, autumn colors, and local parks and nature preserves. Read Leaf Man again to your child at home and encourage him/her to find all of the creatures created by Ehlert's leaf collages.
October 4-8
This week kindergarten students began their author/illustrator study of Lois Ehlert by listening to Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf. This superbly written and illustrated book tells the story of a sugar maple tree and the child who planted it. As they grow up together, the child watches the tree through all the seasons. Ehlert uses watercolor collage, leaf-shaped die cuts, and pieces of actual seeds, fabric, wood, and roots in this rich introduction to the life of a tree. Introduce other books by Lois Ehlert to your child to enhance our study together. A few suggestions include the following: Leaf Man, Nuts to You!, Waiting for Wings, Color Zoo, Color Farm, Planting a Rainbow, Growing a Vegetable Soup, Eating the Alphabet, Fish Eyes, Top Cat, and many others!
September 27-October 1
Due to first grade MAP testing in the LRC, most students did not have a regularly scheduled whole class visit to the library. A few classes, however, were able to visit the library and hear the wonderful story, Wild About Books by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Marc Brown. This delightful story, told in Dr. Seuss-style rhymes, reveals a menagerie of animals eager to read when the accidental, but serendipitous day arrived that Molly McGrew drove her bookmobile into the zoo.
September 20-24
This week, Kindergarten students listen to The Shelf Elf by Jackie Mims Hopkins and illustrated by Rebecca Thornburgh. Skoob, our resident shelf elf, teaches us about taking good care of our books, using shelf markers to browse for books, and other good library manners.
September 13-17
This week, Kindergarten students heard Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians by Jackie Mims Hopkins and illustrated by John Manders. Goldie Socks is a twist on the old favorite many children know, Goldie Locks and the Three Bears. In our new story, Goldie Socks visits the home of a book loving bear family where she finds a book that is "just right." Our story encourages emerging readers to find a "just right" or "good fit" book. Encourage your child's reading habits by continuing to read to them and assisting them in finding books that challenge but do not discourage their early reading skills--help them find "just right" books. What's the best way to find "just right" books? Talk to your child's teacher, your child's school library information specialist, and your public librarian. All of these folks would love to help find great books to encourage and develop your child's reading skills.
September 6-10
Students whose regularly scheduled classes visited the LRC on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday of this week heard the story Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. Library Lion is the delightful story of a lion who begins visiting the local library but runs into trouble as he tries to both obey the rules and help his librarian friend. Books that affectionately describe the delight of the library expand a child's world and encourage them to read and enjoy all that a library has to offer. More library adventure books include Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk; Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library by Vicki Myron; D.W.'s Library Card by Marc Brown; and Wild About Books by Judy Sierra. Share one of these books with your child today!
August 30-September 3
During their very first visit to the Library Resource Center, Kindergarten students heard the story, The Library Doors. What a surprise to find out that the book is sung to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus"! Kindergarten students checked out their very first book of the school year. They may have chosen a story or a nonfiction book about animals, dinosaurs, trucks, or even a book of poetry. Together, read the book that your child brought home with him or her. You will enjoy sharing the book together and may even learn something new about an exotic animal or dump trucks! Please remember to help your child return his/her books each week.
Green Eggs and Ham
The Cat in the Hat
Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog?
Fox in Sox
Hop in Pop
One Fish, Two Fish
Cowboy and Octopus by Jon Scieszka
Dog & Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Fred Stays with Me by Nancy Coffelt
Help Me, Mr. Mutt!: Expert Answers for Dogs with People Problems by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale by Carmen Agra Deedy
Oh, Theodore!: Guinea Pig Poems by Susan Katz
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
Splat the Cat by Rob Scotton
The Squeaky Door by Margaret Read MacDonald
Too Many Toys by David Shannon
Your Pal, Mo Willems Presents Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems
When Dinosaurs Came with Everything by Elise Broach.